023 PTL02

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The PTL-02 or type 87 (also called WMA-301) wheeled armoured vehicle tank destroyer consists of an 6x6 chassis, and a turret armed with a 105 mm or 100 mm rifled gun. The PTL-02 is designed and manufactured by the Chinese Defense Company Norinco (China North Industries Corporation). The PTL02 was designed to engage armoured vehicles, bunkers, fortifications, and other stationary or moving targets, but is unable to destroyer a heavily armed main battle tank (MBT). The tank destroyer was based on many mature technologies to reduce development costs and simplify logistic supply. A plastic kit from HobbyBoss was used. It is painted in the standard Chinese three-color camouflage common for the 2000s, with imitation of weathering effects - rust, soot, chips and abrasions, probably even with an exaggeration, for greater spectacle. You can also see dust and dirty streaks throughout the hull and turret. Painting was done with Tamiya acrylic paints, weathering effects were applied using various AMMO, MIG, and AKInteractive products.